Pipeweed

 I've never been a smoker. On the one or two occasions when- as a kid- I took a drag I thought, "But this is disgusting".....

I've tried weed. It makes me cough.

But last night I dreamed I had bought myself a pipe and was smoking something mellow and fruity. It was an expensive hobby but what the hell! I can't think where that came from- unless it's just that I've seen one portrait too many of J.R.R. Tolkien......

Modern Dentistry

 We were talking about dentistry and how expensive it is.

Those of us who grew up in the middle of the last century believe we should still get free treatment on the National Health.

One friend was saying how he has to keep politely turning down procedures he doesn't really need. He thinks his dentist is trying to recoup some of the money she spent on all the high tech equipment she has installed in her surgery.

One of the things she bought is a 3D printer that makes crowns while-you-wait.